Kent Bottenfield
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| Kent Bottenfield | ||
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| Pitcher | ||
| Born: November 14, 1968 | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| July 6, 1992 for the Montreal Expos |
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| Final game | ||
| June 9, 2001 for the Houston Astros |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Record | 46-49 | |
| ERA | 4.54 | |
| Strikeouts | 566 | |
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Kent Dennis Bottenfield (born November 14, 1968 in Portland, Oregon) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher from 1992 to 2001 for the Montreal Expos, Colorado Rockies, San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Anaheim Angels, Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros. Bottenfield's best season came in 1999 with the Cardinals, when he posted a 18-7 won-loss record along with a 3.97 ERA. Bottenfield played in the All-Star game that year. He was subsequently traded along with Adam Kennedy to the Angels for Jim Edmonds following this season, but was unable to duplicate this success.
[edit] Post Baseball Career
After overcoming a near-fatal heart condition, Kent turned his attention to music. He has released two independent Christian albums "Take Me Back" (2004) and the newest release "Back In The Game" (2007). He currently resides in Tennessee with his family.
